Current benchmark prices, absorption rates and market conditions for Burlington, Ontario — updated monthly from board data.
Last updated: September 2026 data, published 6 October 2026. This page is refreshed every month as new figures are released.
Burlington's housing market softened in September 2026. Detached homes and condo townhomes sit in a balanced market at a 30% absorption rate, freehold townhomes climbed to 40%, and condo apartments remain a clear buyers' market at 12.1%. Benchmark prices fell across three of the four segments.
The MLS® Home Price Index tracks the benchmark price of a typical home, not the average sale price, so it gives a cleaner read on value trends than averages, which swing with the mix of homes sold.
Property type | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
1-storey detached (bungalows) | -2.8% | -3.2% | -5.9% | -4.3% |
2-storey detached | -2.0% | -4.8% | -2.7% | -1.8% |
Townhouse | +3.4% | -2.2% | -1.5% | -7.0% |
Apartment | -1.5% | -1.6% | -2.7% | -4.4% |
Source: MLS® Home Price Index, PropTx MLS® System (TRREB), Burlington, September 2026.
The absorption rate indicates how fast homes are selling. It is calculated as homes sold divided by homes currently listed. Under 30% is a buyers' market, 30% to 60% is balanced, and over 60% is a sellers' market.
Segment | September 2026 | August 2026 | Market |
Detached (all) | 30.0% | 32.2% | Balanced, trending toward buyers |
Freehold townhomes | 40.0% | 28.3% | Balanced (up from buyers') |
Condo townhomes | 30.0% | 28.1% | Balanced (up from buyers') |
Condo apartments | 12.1% | 15.4% | Buyers' market |
Source: Martin Group analysis of TRREB Market Watch data, Burlington, September 2026.
The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% on 2 September 2026. The rate has been unchanged at every decision since the last cut in October 2025. The next announcement is 28 October 2026.
Burlington's composite benchmark price was $854,500 in September, down 2.4% from August and 4.1% from a year earlier, according to the Cornerstone Association of REALTORS®. Burlington is served by two MLS® systems and both publish figures for the city; because each reflects a different pool of properties, the two will not match exactly.
Everything above is city-wide. The figure that actually matters is what a buyer will pay for your home, on your street, this month — and whether your segment is the one that moved. Tell us your address and we will come back with a straight answer, with the comparable sales behind it.
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Every Burlington market update we have published, newest first. Each one reports the most recent board data available on its publication date, so figures reflect the month before it was posted.
The figures at the top of this page are the September 2026 release. Earlier updates are kept online exactly as published.